School Nurse

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 Immunization Requirements 

All Montpelier Exempted Village School students must comply with the immunization requirement, as written by the Ohio Department of Health, by the 15th day of the calendar school year or the student will be excluded from attending class. All new students must provide proof of age appropriate immunizations.

Immunizations Required for Ohio Students

• DTap, DPT or DT Must have 5. (only 4 are needed if the 4th was given after the 4th birthday)
• Polio Must have 4. (only 3 are needed if the 3rd was given after the 4th birthday)
• MMR Must have 2.
• Hepatitis B Must have 3. (3rd must be given at 6 months of age or older)
• Varicella Must have 2.
• Tdap Booster Required for all students in 7th grade.
• MCV4 (Meningococcal) Must have 2. (administered in 7th and 12th grade, unless the first dose was given after 16 years old, then only 1 dose is needed).

**All KinderKlub/Kindergarten students need to have Kindergarten booster vaccines

• DTap, Polio, MMR and Varicella

**All 7th Grade students need to have a Tdap booster and meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4)

**All 12th Grade students need to have a meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4)

As vaccines are given to your students, please send an updated vaccine record to the school. If your child is behind on immunizations or needs immunizations, you can reach out to your healthcare provider or the health department to get those scheduled.

If you have chosen to not vaccinate your student for religious, ethical or medical reasons, an immunization waiver form must be completed and filed in the school office as soon as possible. The State of Ohio and Montpelier Exempted Village Schools will honor these objections; however, you must understand that your child may immediately and automatically be excluded from school in the event of an outbreak of disease for which your child is not properly immunized.

 Health Screenings 

The Ohio Department of Health maintains and monitors health screening guidelines. 

Montpelier Schools has the following screening schedule: 

• Preschool-Hearing and Vision
• Kindergarten and KinderKlub-Hearing and Vision
• 1st Grade-Hearing and Vision
• 3rd Grade-Hearing and Vision
• 5th Grade-Hearing and Vision
• 7th Grade-Vision
• 9th Grade-Hearing and Vision
• 11th Grade-Hearing and Vision
• Students new to the District-Hearing and Vision

Additional screenings may also be done at the request of your child’s teacher if they have concerns with how your child hears or sees. If your child fails in any screening area, a re-screen may be conducted. If they do not pass, a referral letter will be sent home for your child to have a complete exam done by a licensed healthcare provider.

Parents/guardians may choose to opt out of screenings. If you would like your student to not participate in screenings, please contact the school nurse and complete the opt out form.

 Medications at School 

If your child will need medications at school, the medication request authorization form will need to be completed prior to any medications being administered. This form can be found in the office or downloaded from the school website. A parent/guardian and healthcare provider (prescription medications only) needs to fill out the medication authorization form and bring it to the school with the medication. Per state law, medications cannot be given in school without the properly completed medication form. Medications are not able to be administered until this form is received. This form must be completed every year.

PLEASE NOTE: MEDICATIONS SHOULD NOT BE SENT TO SCHOOL WITH A STUDENT.

If your student needs to take non-prescription medication in school-A parent will need to complete the Medication Request Authorization form. You may skip the top healthcare provider section. Adult and children’s strength acetaminophen, ibuprofen and diphenhydramine are the only stock medications kept in the clinic. All other medications will need to be provided to the school and labeled with the student’s name.

If your student needs to take prescription medications in school-The medication request authorization form will need to be completed by the healthcare provider and by a parent/guardian. You may return the form to the school or have the healthcare provider’s office fax it to the school. 

• All medications must be in the correctly labeled, original bottle. Medications sent in a baggie, envelope, or plastic container, other than a pill bottle, will not be accepted. Your pharmacy is able to split the prescription into 2 labeled bottles, if requested by the parent/guardian.
• Medications MAY NOT be sent to school with the student. They should be brought into school by the parent or guardian.
• No medication of any kind will be allowed on the school buses with the exception of emergency medications; Insulin, Inhalers, EpiPens.
• Emergency medications, as noted above, can be carried by the student, unless it is felt that the student is not mature enough or responsible enough to take the medication without supervision.
• All medications will be stored in the clinic. The student will report to the clinic to take the medication. Exceptions might be made in contained classroom situations and self-carry medications listed above.

Cough drops, Triple Antibiotic Ointment, Tums, Orajel and saline eye solution are available in the clinic that are administered based on nurse discretion. Please notify the school nurse if your child has an allergy or contraindication to these medications.